Automobile wheel aligner



June 25, 1035. v. CLAYWELL 2,000,013

AUTOMOBILE WHEEL ALIGNER Filed July 24, 1954 ATTORNEY 45 A suitableguard l3 overlies the scale and the Patented June 25, 1935 V UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE AUTOMOBILE WHEEL ALIGNER Van Olaywell, Siren, Wis.

Application July 24, 1934, Serial No. 736,740

2 Claims. (Cl. 33-203) This invention relates to automobile wheel Inoperation, the element I is placed in enaligners and has for the primaryobject the progagement with one of the wheels of the automovision of adevice of the above stated character bile while the pointed end of therod I is placed which will provide an easily operated device to inengagement with the other wheel positioning permit accurate adjustmentsof the front wheels the bar a slight distance above the floor and in 5of an automobile to be made and which may be advance of the front axleof the automobile. manufactured and sold at a low cost, so that Duringthe application of the device t t e Whee any one engaged in automobilerepairs may afthe sections 2 and 3 are adjusted to place the ford thedevice. pointer H to the extreme left of the scale. The

With these and other objects in view this incar is then rolled forwardlyon the floor with the 10 vention consists in certain novel features ofcongage remaining in engagement with the wheels struction, combinationand arrangement of parts or tires thereof until it is about the samedisto be hereinafter more fully described and tance from the floor inrear of the front axle. claimed. The movement of the pointer along thescale to 1 For a complete understanding of my invention, the rightindicates the toe-in of the front wheels. reference is to be had to thefollowing descrip- If the pointer moves to the left of the scale thetion and accompanying drawing, in which front wheels need adjusting andby referring to Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating an the scaleand pointer the Operator y deteraligner adapted to the front wheels ofan autoe the a u t of adjustment necessary mobile and constructed inaccordance with my p p y ali the frOnt Wheels- 20 invention. Havingdescribed the invention, I claim:

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view il- 1. An automobile wheelaligner Comprising a lustrating the adjustable bar and one of the wheelbar including sections adjustably connected engaging elements of thedevice. whereby the length of the bar may be increased Figure 3 is afragmentary perspective view 11- and decreased, a pointed elementcarried by one 25 lustrating the other wheel engaging element of of thesections to engage with one of the wheels the device. of an automobile,a bracket secured to the other Referring in detail to the drawing, thenusection of the bar and having angularly related meral 1 indicates abar constructed of sections apertured ends, a pointed rod slidablymounted 2 and 3 having overlapped relation and one of in the aperturedends of the bracket to engage 30 Said Sections is provided w n elongatedslot with the other wheel of the automobile, a scale to receive bolts 5carried by the other section. on the bar, said rod having a portionangularly Wing nuts 6 are threaded to the bolts whereby disposed tooperate over the scale as a pointer, the sections of the bar may beadjusted relative and spring means for said rod.

to eac ot e and loc ed n their dj po- 2. An automobile wheel alignercomprising a 35 sition. The section 3 has secured to its free end b rincluding sections adjustably connected a p d l m 1 to engage w a W l ofwhereby the length of the bar may be increased a automobile, as Shown inFigure The and decreased, a pointed element carried by tion 2 of the barhas secured thereto a bracket one of the sections to engage with one ofthe 3 including angularly related apertured ends 9 wheels of anautomobile, abracket secured to the 40 to slidably receive a pointedwheel engaging eleother section of the bar and having angularly ment mthe 9 of The rod has one related apertured ends, a pointed rod slidablyend.a'ngularly disposed to q pcgnter mounted in the apertured ends ofthe bracket to eratmg over Scale apphed to t 6 sec Ion engage with theother wheel of the automobile,

a scale on the bar, said rod having a portion anter I l and is anchoredto the section 2 of the 31? A coil spring 14 is mounted on the rod I0gularly disposed to operate Over the Scale as a and one end bearsagainst one of the apertured polntel, a coil sprmgmounted n th d t endsof the bracket 8 while the opposite end one end beefing agamst one ofthe angularly bears against the washer l5 urging the latter in disposedends of the bracket, & Wa her 011 the rod 50 engagement with a pin [6secured to the rod l0. engaging the other end of the p and a D Thespring [4 normally acts to urge the rod l0 arr d by t red and engaging hWas er.

into the position shown in Figure 3, placing the pointer II at one endof the scale. 7 VAN CLAYWELL.

